I wear Gore-Tex Windstopper overmitts over regular cycling gloves in cool weather, over the cycling gloves with polypro glove liners in cooler weather, and over winter gloves in cold weather. The mitts are so light you don’t notice them, and I don’t have any problem gripping anything. — Mary Lynn M.

The Performance “Legend” gloves were a great solution, but they aren’t offered anymore. They had Thinsulate lined with Gore-Tex under a nylon shell. They even had padded palms and terry on the back for wiping nose drip. — Rich H.

Pearl Izumi’s polyester winter gloves have leather palms and list polyurethane as one of the components. I’ve had to wring them out because they were soaked, but my hands stayed warm, though wet. They seem to have some property akin to wool that keeps you warm even when wet. — Mike I.

For warm hands in the rain, wool will retain heat when wet. You can usually buy good wool gloves with rubber or leather grippers on the fingers and palm at hardware stores, western wear stores, camping stores, surplus stores and some bike shops. In fact, if you aren’t wearing wool socks, gloves and jersey in the rainy months, you are going to get chilled quite fast. — Aaro H.